As 2008 draws to a close, we come to that time when any self-respecting gadgets site makes a set of predictions for the 12 months to come (only to be proven totally wrong by the end of the year).
OLED takes off
Don't chuck out your LCD TV just yet, but its successor is already peeking around the corner.
OLED screens are incredibly thin (some have been produced at just 1mm thick) and offer exceptional picture quality.
Sony's dinky 11-inch model is already on sale in America and Japan, and is expected to reach these shores in 2009.
With the technology already being used to create digital photo frames and mobile phone screens, 2009 will be the year OLED becomes the hot technology everyone wants.
Consoles go next-next-gen
Although we're still calling the current crop of consoles "next-generation"
Next year, concrete details of the succeeding generation of consoles will emerge.
There will be an even greater emphasis on converging all your home entertainment gadgets, as well as innovative control mechanisms that make it even easier for casual gamers to get involved.
Headsets that translate brain activity into on-screen actions may become more than just science fiction.
Mobile calls get cheap
Mobile phone providers will be forced to offer better value to attract credit crunched customers.
Cheaper call rates will be one of the offers, but an important money-saver will lie in routing calls via customers' internet connections.
Phone companies will begin supplying customers with femtocells, for a monthly fee.
This technology effectively creates a mini mobile mast in your home, enabling you to make calls for free via the internet.
GPS comes to the masses
Next year will be the year GPS becomes an indispensable feature of mobile phones, in the same way text messaging did.
Massive uptake of services such as Earthcomber and Loopt will transform the way people use their phones.
You'll be able to see the physical location of all your friends by opening a map on your phone, as well as getting information on your surrounding area from local residents.
OS wars rage
Microsoft and Apple will battle to be first to market with their new operating systems.
Microsoft's Windows 7 and the Apple Mac's Snow Leopard will prove enormously popular after slow initial uptake, thanks to improved performance.
Both systems will boost speeds by using a technology called OpenCL. This taps into the power of graphics processors that have previously lain unused for long periods.
Computing gets cloudy
Cloud computing will make the transition from buzzword to widely adopted technology in 2009.
This concept enables people to use any computer as if it is their own, by enabling them to access all their software via the internet.
Programs will no longer be bound by the hard drive of our home PC - we will simply call them up whenever and wherever we need them.
There will be also be less need to buy gargantuan hard drives as online storage will become free, whatever amount we require.
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The iPhone is toppled
If only the iPhone was more easily available it would already be as ubiquitous as the iPod.
As it is, the cost of acquiring Apple's uber-phone means its desirability is not matched by market-capturing take-up.
There have been many attempts to topple the iPhone from its perch, but none has yet succeeded.
But next year it will be a different story. Nokia and HTC have already produced handsets that have come close, and we wait to see what manufacturers can do with Google's new Android operating system.
Netbooks get serious
2008 has been the year of the netbook, with these ultra-portable laptops bringing low-cost mobile computing to the masses.
Next year will see the technology mature, with far greater performance and specifications built into those tiny frames. This will enable them to completely dominate the mid-price section of the market, as well as the budget end.
At least one mobile phone manufacturer will produce its own netbook
The bandwidth crunch
We're not going as far as to say the internet will face complete meltdown in 2009 - but a lot of people are going to get increasingly nervous that such an event is coming.
As the usage of online video streaming and mass downloading continues to increase, we will inch towards a time when there is less bandwidth available than what is required.
By the end of the year, the term "bandwidth crunch" will become as oft-repeated as "credit crunch" is now.
Proper PC touchscreens arrive
Touchscreen PCs will discover mass-market popularity, led by the adoption of the technology on netbooks.
Web pages and software packages will be transformed, as the ability to interact with software in the same way as you do on mobile devices is fully realised.
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